The years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson goodreads. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Bao xinhua joins the popular revolution of china, led by kung jianguo, who. The novel is divided into ten books, each focusing on one or sometimes more. The years of rice and salt it is the fourteenth century and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occurthe coming of the black death. If you want to read it, you can pick up a copy here. If it were just for its historical scope, the years of rice and salt would have been an interesting anecdote in the alternate history genre. It is a dense, informed, impassioned and huge novel by an author who is a comprehensive and insatiable thinker. Feb 03, 2003 buy the years of rice and salt by robinson, kim stanley from amazons fiction books store. Nov 27, 2006 i havent read the years of rice and salt, but a long time ago i read robinsons book the novels of philip k dick, based on his dissertation ucsd, 1982. Years of rice and salt is a 6piece instrumental rock folk band based in london, united kingdom. Islam who might trash the book as an antiwestern, antichristianity polemic. The years of rice and salt won the locus award for best science.
The years of rice and salt book central rappahannock. Jun 03, 2003 kim stanley robinson is a winner of the hugo, nebula, and locus awards. The years of rice and salt posted on november 27, 2006 by timothy burke a couple of people responding in the production of history thread have suggested kim stanley robinsons the years of rice and salt for the week on time travel and alternate history. At first this is hard to believe because he doesnt refer to women as dolphins in it, but then on page 545 he refers to one as a big wet beautiful animal, so you know its the real deal. The credible alternate history that robinson constructs becomes the framework for a tapestry of. My family rented and moved three times before we could afford a house that we called our own. All is conveyed in a very rich style of writing that changes throughout the book. The years of rice and salt considers this question through the stories of individuals who experience and influence various crucial periods in the seven centuries that follow. The years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson the.
As one would expect from robinson, the book is packed, almost overflowing, with ideas. Jun, dont forget the rice and salt, my mom hurriedly said before our goodbyes. With the incomparable vision and breathtaking detail that brought his nowclassic mars trilogy to vivid life, bestselling author kim stanley robinson boldly imagines an alternate history of the last seven hundred years. The builds and swells that years of rice and salt incorporate are the kind of thing bands like this have been doing for decades now, but it never falls into the realm of boredom or predictability like many similar bands tread into far too often.
Critics found the book to be rich in detail, realistic, and thoughtful. It explores the shape the world would have taken if 99% of the european population had been wiped out by the 14th century black plague. The years of rice and salt is an alternate history in which all of europe was wiped out by the black death. The years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson, paperback. The years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson, author. This book goes on the premise that the bubonic plague has wiped out 99% of the population of europe after the first wave, leaving the eastern cultures to fill. Kim stanley robinsons the years of rice and salt is a storehouse of thought. History teaches us that a third of europes population was destroyed. The years of rice and salt, it is rightly suggested by robinsons interviewer nick gevers in the infinity plus guestedited issue of interzone, may well become one of sfs key texts. He is the author of more than twenty books, including the bestselling mars trilogy and the critically acclaimed forty signs. Answer five questions briefly but include key details. Stream tracks and playlists from years of rice and salt on your desktop or mobile device. What is the wanli emperors proposal about japan and what is the alternative plan his senior generals come up with.
Who is admiral kheim and what does he do in book iii. In his grandest work yet, the acclaimed storyteller constructs a world vastly different from the one we know. If you want to start a maintheyearsofriceandsalt page, just click the edit button above. The seven centuries covered in the years of rice and salt include genocide and exploitation and universal war, just as they include the growth of feminism, the discovery of. The years of rice and salt is a an alternate history novel by writer kim stanley robinson, which depicts world history in an alternate timeline where the black plague epidemic that ravaged europe in the 14th century was even more destructive, and caused the actual extinction of western civilization with europe out of the game, the two civilizations that grow into global superpowers in the. In the 14th century anno domini, the black plague decimates europe.
The years of rice and salt book summary and study guide. He is the author of more than twenty books, including the bestselling mars trilogy and the critically. There are at least three calendars being used in thes story. The years of rice and salt is an alternate history, one with a simple premise. May 14, 2009 the years of rice and salt is an alternate history in which all of europe was wiped out by the black death. Were taking a dozen eggs from the girls along with the rice and salt to the house tonight. The years of rice and salt is an alternate history novel by american science fiction author kim stanley robinson, published in 2002. It would be easy for as broad a subject as a history of the world for more than six hundred years, told in episodes, to feel diffuse and disorganized.
The years of rice and salt is a novel by kim stanley robinson. The first years is book 10 of the novel the years of rice and salt. Review the years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson. Find books like the years of rice and salt from the worlds largest community of readers.
Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. The years of rice and salt wwend worlds without end. This is a universe where the first ship to reach the new world travels across the pacific ocean from china and colonization spreads from west to east. Its a pretty schematic analysis of a few novels as critiques of 50s capitalist suburbia, which is fine enough, but as i remember, robinson totally ignores the religiouspsychedlic. Every chapter is masterfully written, the background historical. The years of rice and salt is a an alternate history novel by writer kim stanley robinson, which depicts world history in an alternate timeline where the black plague epidemic that ravaged europe in the 14th century was even more destructive, and caused the actual extinction of western civilization. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from years of rice and salt. Since history is by nature episodic, the challenge of a book like the years of rice and salt is to orchestrate a steady stream of new characters from different eras while keeping a core of. The years of rice and salt is one of my favorite books, as well as one of the most underrated books of all time. This is a timeline for the events in the novel the years of rice and salt.
Chose four questions on book i and four questions on book iii and write a few sentences on each. It is episodic, both because of the long time frame encompassed but. It is the fourteenth century and one of the most apoc. The years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson a novelist imagines 700 years of history in which the plague has wiped out the west and china and islam rule the globe. Apr 28, 2002 since history is by nature episodic, the challenge of a book like the years of rice and salt is to orchestrate a steady stream of new characters from different eras while keeping a core of. The years of rice and salt necessarily has a extensive cast of characters from the several major eras explored in the novel. In this timeline, the black plague kills off the entire population of europe in the late 14th century, so its up to the muslim world, china, india, and the native americans to advance human civilization forward. Based on the timeline compiled by mark rosa in 2004 original timeline here, offline since 2009. The years of rice and salt posits a world where christianity is for all intents wiped out by the plague, leaving europe nearly this is another of those books i tried to read two or three times previously and never could do it despite knowing i would like it once i got involved in it. This is a universe where the industrial revolution is triggered by the worlds greatest scientific minds in india.
This is a universe where the industrial revolution is triggered by the worlds greatest scientific mindsin india. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the years of rice and salt. Instead, this novel is a major achievement that transcends sciencefiction, and should stand at the very top of the alternate history genre for years to come, and as robinsons crowning achievement. The years of rice and salt future mod hi, i just started working on my own mod about the years of rice and salt, where almost all of europe got killed by the black death. The years of rice and salt kim stanley robinson isbn. The years of rice and salt s greatest strength, as is robinsons as a writer, is in simultaneously portraying both the sweep of history and the way it affects individuals caught up in it. Kim stanley robinson is a winner of the hugo, nebula, and locus awards. Center for values in medicine, science, and technology recommended for you 1.
The novel explores how world history might have been different if the black death plague had killed 99% of europes population, instead of a third because fewer cats more rats. After years of rice and salt come moments of happiness and celebration. Here some info on it, if you want to help or have any idea. The years of rice and salt is another example of the alternative history subgenre of sffantasy the central idea of playing out a scenario in the real worlds past, where a change in one or more specific events causes a divergence with the true path of history. He is the author of more than twenty books, including the bestselling mars trilogy and the critically acclaimed forty signs of rain, fifty degrees below, sixty days and counting, the years of rice and salt, and galileos dream. At times it seems much too short, stuffed as it is with ideas about everything. How does the ottoman sultan first react when he realizes travencore is attacking konstantiniyye. Great quote, but of all the robinson novels i have read, the years of rice and salt is near the bottom in terms of how much of robinsons personal political views are implemented. Years of rice and salt is an instrumental post rock band based in london, united kingdom. The years of rice and salt is an alternative history novel published in 2002. The years of rice and salt book by kim stanley robinson. Mar 06, 2002 the years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson a novelist imagines 700 years of history in which the plague has wiped out the west and china and islam rule the globe.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the years of rice and salt. It follows 700 years of human toil and development unto a time where world civilization is one step ahead of our own. The years of rice and salt by kim stanley robinson. Kim stanley robinsons alternate history novel the years of rice and salt caused a sensation in the sf world when it came out in 2004. Goodreads members who liked the years of rice and salt also lik. The novel explores how world history might have been different if the black death plague had killed 99% of europes population, instead of a third because fewer catsmore rats. The science in the capitol and mars trilogies, for example, are imbued with much heavier socialist content. If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. The years of rice and salt 2002 is kim stanley robinsons latest novel, his first since 1997s antarctica. Mar 22, 2014 the years of rice and salt is an alternative history novel published in 2002. Every chapter is masterfully written, the background historical accuracy is spot on, and the alternate history is deep.
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